Information Technology

Hey, marketers: “Stay the hell away from my social networks”

Hey, marketers: “Stay the hell away from my social networks”

A survey revealed that 43% of Singapore consumers don’t want to engage with brands via social media.

Digital Realty names Adil Attlassy as Vice President Technology for the Asia Pacific

Shaun Woodhouse also appointed as Sales Director for Singapore.

Sophos appoints Gerhard Eschelbeck as chief technology officer and senior VP

Eschelbeck will lead the company’s technology strategy, driving product direction and innovation for the world leader in security for businesses.

Worldwide enterprise IT spending to reach an amazing $2.7t in 2012

This year alone, 350 companies will each be investing more than $1 billion in IT.

Avnet Technology Solutions appoints William Chu as Asia Pacific president

Chu brings with him more than 21 years experience in the IT industry.

CA Technologies appoints Victor Cheng as vice president for South Asia

Victor reports directly to Lionel Lim, president of CA Technologies Asia Pacific.

Distribution Central appoints Ned Speed to lead ASEAN sales team

Ned Speed will deal with Singapore as the initial focus market.

Worldwide PC shipments up 3.2% to 91.8m units

Guess which vendor grew faster than the industry average with a market share of 17.7%?

IBM kicks off Institute for Advanced Security in Asia-Pacific

Institute to foster collaboration to combat growing security threats in region.

Public cloud services market in Asia Pac to amount a whopping US$12b in 2016

And the market is expected to reach US$2.89b by the end of 2011.

Singapore hailed as most competitive IT market in Asia Pac

The country also clinched third place in global IT competitiveness.

Azeus Systems’ Chief Operating Officer quits

Louis Chong Hing Fai to resign his post on 30 November.

High-tech sector to boost manufacturing IT spending in 2011

Singapore’s spending is forecast to grown from US$ 885 to US$ 1053m by 2015.

CNA secures S$18.6mn deals in three countries

The group inked contract by Singapore’s LTA, in Vietnam, and in China.

61% of Internet users in Southeast Asia to get access via mobile phones

And one third intend to access the Internet via other handheld multimedia devices within the next 12 months.

75% of Singapore companies to outsource IT infrastructure by 2021

And over half of the country’s IT leaders will choose to move their infrastructure to the cloud.